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50% of them are poorly planned, poorly delivered or just unbearable

4Types of Presentations

presentations that I N F O R MLet people KNOW something

presentations that A D V O C A T ELet people KNOW and FEEL something

presentations that are F O R S H O WLet people SEE something

presentations thatS E L LTo make people believe you and buy

1MESSAGESTORY

The best presentation may be no presentation at all

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Templates and Bullets

Consecutive bullets canKILL your presentation

“A presentation should have 10 slides, last no more than 20 minutes, and contain no font smaller than 30 points.Guy Kawasaki“

“Slides often contain just a single word, short phrase, or a photo synchronized.Lawrence Lessig“

Use professional images.No dissolves, spins, or transitions. Complement.““Seth Godin

FACE orPRESENTATION

Let’s make BETTER presentationsVISUALIZEORGANIZETELL A STORY

Today, people are 90% visual. VISUALIZE

Present with CON-textnot just textWords + Pictures > WordsVisualize what you will say and how you will say it

Avoid using clipartSelect real meaningful imagesIf you don’t have a good picture, don’t put any30pt should be your smallest font size

Kiran’s Simple Design Rules1 Idea per slide2 Fonts at most3 Matching colors at most4-tos Not clipart

“Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler. ORGANIZE“

Structure your presentationEstablish rapportGreet and state your objectiveStart interestingCreate a smooth slide flowEnd with a BANG

Slidumentation is not acceptableDo not copy-paste from books/internetMake your OWN slides

Creating effective slides is just half the battle, DELIVERYis another challenge.TELL A STORY

ConnectBe conversationalAsk questions Look at your audience

NICE TO SEE YOU!HELLO!Be an EmoticonHumorGesturesFace-to-Face interactionDID YOU KNOW?HE HE HE!

Orchestra dudeBENJAMIN ZANDER

Steve Jobs

Deliver with confidenceKnow your slides beforehandTalk slowly but clearly

Take short breaks to maintain attentionMake presentations to expressSlides are not notesSo DO NOT READ

After all,your audience came to LISTEN TO YOU(not to read your slides)

Creating presentations is NOT EASYRULES are just RULES

Prepare Well Think Out of the BoxBe InterestingInspire

All this leads toWOWthis leads toWWPRESENTATIONSand GOOD GRADESkiranbudhrani@gmail.com